Top 133 Quotes & Sayings by Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Page 3

When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky, not a movement of the elements, not an aspiration of the breeze, but hints some cause for a lover's apprehension.

Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge; it blossoms through the year. And depend on it that they who are so fond of handling the leaves, will long for the fruit at last.

There is no trusting appearances.

Wine does but draw forth a man's natural qualities.

Steal! to be sure they may; and, egad, serve your best thoughts as gypsies do stolen children,-disfigure them to make 'em pass for their own.

There are a set of malicious, prating, prudent gossips, both male and female, who murder characters to kill time; and will rob a young fellow of his good name before he has years to know the value of it.

O Lord, Sir - when a heroine goes mad she always goes into white satin.

I ne'er could any luster see in eyes that would not look on me.

A tale of scandal is as fatal to the credit of a prudent lady as a fever is generally to those of the strongest constitutions. But there is a sort of puny, sickly reputation, that is always ailing, yet will wither the robuster characters of a hundred prudes.

If it is abuse, - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned goodnatured friend or another!

The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous - licentious -abominable - infernal - Not that I ever read them - No - I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.

A life spent worthily should be measured by a nobler line,-by deeds, not years.

Satires and lampoons on particular people circulate more by giving copies in confidence to the friends of the parties, than by printing them.